by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Kentucky” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
History is the 23rd most popular major in the country with 32,731 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, history graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $30,467 and had an average of $23,587 in loans still to pay off.
Across Kentucky, there were 366 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,794 and $24,579 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 32 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,023 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Kentucky” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in history. That schools that top this list have a program in history in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The history school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Kentucky”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Kentucky”.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Kentucky University landed the #1 spot on the list. Highland Heights, Kentucky is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s history degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Kentucky University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Kentucky list. This fairly large school is located in Richmond, Kentucky, and it awarded 7 masters’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Murray State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Kentucky. This medium-sized school is located in Murray, Kentucky, and it awarded 3 masters’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Kentucky University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Kentucky. Western Kentucky University is a fairly large school located in Bowling Green, Kentucky that handed out 4 masters’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kentucky landed the #5 spot on the list. UK is located in Lexington, Kentucky and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s history degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
University of Louisville ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Kentucky list. University of Louisville is located in Louisville, Kentucky and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s history degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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